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18 July 2010

This month Penny from Jeroxie - Addictive and Consuming Blog is hosting another International Incident Party. This time it's a Tacos Party. I was excited to hear what this month's theme was. I love tacos but I have never made the tortilla from scratch.

I decided to go for a breakfast taco (though we had it for dinner). Naturally, egg and bacon went into it. Hubby made his chilli con carne to go inside the taco. He makes a large batch and freezes in separate containers. I've included his recipe below. Hubby also suggested to add Potato Gems in the breakfast taco for the potato element. I was a bit apprehensive about adding it but I think it works. It mellows out the spiciness of the chilli. You can leave this out if you like. For freshness, I added a salsa of diced tomato, red capsicum, red onion and cucumber.

I did a bit of research on the web and was surprised how easy it is to make. Or so I thought... If you don't have the right tools, it can be hard work to try to get the dough nice and thin. I had to use a lot of muscle to get the tortillas thin.

1 cup of masa flour

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 to 1 cup water

In a bowl, add all the ingredients and mix together until the dough turns into a ball. Divide into 6 equal size balls, then form into a slightly flat ball

Using a clean plastic bag, place the dough inside and using a rolling pin, flatten as thin as possible. When it's as thin as you can get it, carefully remove from the plastic and place in a dry skillet until it bubbles and colours a little on both sides. Set aside until needed.

When ready to assemble the taco, you need to soft fry the tortilla. In a pan, add about 2 cups of oil and heat on a medium heat. Quickly pan fry for 5 seconds on each side.